Cameron Sinclair: The refugees of boom-and-bust

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anja Saric

A few years ago, my eyes were opened

Pre nekoliko godina, doživeo sam otkrovenje

to the dark side of the construction industry.

o tamnoj strani građevinske industrije.

In 2006, young Qatari students

Godine 2006, mladi studenti iz Katra

rekli su mi da odem i pogledam kampove radnika migranata.

took me to go and see the migrant worker camps.

And since then I've followed the unfolding issue of worker rights.

Od tada pratim beskrajni problem prava radnika.

In the last six months, more than 300 skyscrapers

U proteklih šest meseci, gradnja više od 300 nebodera

in the UAE have been put on hold or canceled.

u UAE je ili zaustavljena li otkazana.

Behind the headlines that lay behind these buildings

Iza naslova koji se tiču ovih zgrada

is the fate of the often-indentured construction worker.

nalazi se sudbina građevinskog radnika koji je često unajmljen.

1.1 million of them.

1,1 milion njih.

Mainly Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan

Uglavnom Indijci, Pakistanci, Šrilanćani

and Nepalese, these laborers risk everything

i Nepalci, ovi radnici rizikuju sve

to make money for their families back home.

kako bi zaradili novac za porodice kod kuće.

They pay a middle-man thousands of dollars to be there.

Posrednicima plaćaju hiljade dolara kako bi bili tamo.

And when they arrive, they find themselves in labor camps with no water,

A kada stignu, zateknu se u radnim kampovima bez vode,

no air conditioning, and their passports taken away.

klimatizacije, i uzmu im pasoše.

While it's easy to point the finger at local officials and higher authorities,

Iako je lako okriviti lokalne zvaničnike i više vlasti,

99 percent of these people are hired by the private sector,

99% ovih ljudi zapošljava privatni sektor

and so therefore we're equally, if not more, accountable.

tako da smo jednako odgovorni, ako ne i više.

Groups like Buildsafe UAE have emerged,

Pojavile su se grupe poput Buildsafe UAE

but the numbers are simply overwhelming.

ali brojke su prosto neverovatne.

In August 2008,

U avgustu 2008,

UAE public officials noted

zvaničnici UAE objavili su

that 40 percent of the country's 1,098 labor camps

da je 40% od 1098 radničkih kampova u zemlji kršilo

had violated minimum health and fire safety regulations.

minimalne propise o zaštiti zdravlja i bezbednosti od požara.

And last summer, more than 10,000 workers

Prošlog leta, preko 10000 radnika

protested for the non-payment of wages,

protestovalo je zbog neisplaćivanja nadnica,

for the poor quality of food, and inadequate housing.

lošeg kvaliteta hrane i neadekvatnog smeštaja.

And then the financial collapse happened.

Onda se desio i konačni kolaps.

When the contractors have gone bust,

Kada su izvođači radova bankrotirali,

as they've been overleveraged like everyone else,

jer su bili prezaduženi kao i svi ostali,

the difference is everything goes missing,

sve počinje da nestaje,

documentation, passports,

dokumentacija, pasoši

and tickets home for these workers.

i povratne karte za ove radnike.

Currently, right now, thousands of workers are abandoned.

Trenutno je napušteno hiljade radnika.

There is no way back home.

Ne postoji način da se vrate kućama.

And there is no way, and no proof of arrival.

I nema dokaza o njihovom dolasku.

These are the boom-and-bust refugees.

Ovo su izbeglice ekonomskog cvetanja i propadanja.

The question is, as a building professional,

Pitanje je, kao profesionalac koji se bavi izgradnjom,

as an architect, an engineer, as a developer,

kao arhitekta, inženjer, graditelj,

if you know this is going on,

ako znate da se ovo dešava,

as we go to the sights every single week,

kada idemo do mesta građenja svake nedelje,

are you complacent or complicit

da li ste zadovoljni ili ste saučesnik

in the human rights violations?

u kršenju ljudskih prava?

So let's forget your environmental footprint.

Zaboravimo na vaš uticaj na prirodu.

Let's think about your ethical footprint.

Razmislimo o vašem uticaju na etiku.

What good is it

Šta ima dobrog u tome da izgradite

to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex,

kompleks bez emisije ugljenika koji energetski efikasan

when the labor producing this architectural gem

kada je rad uložen za dobijanje ovog dragulja arhitekture

is unethical at best?

u najboljem slučaju neetički?

Now, recently I've been told I've been taking the high road.

Skoro su mi rekli da sam moralno nadmen.

But, quite frankly, on this issue,

Ali iskreno, kod ovog problema,

there is no other road.

ne postoji drugi način.

So let's not forget who is really paying the price of this financial collapse.

Nemojmo zaboraviti ko zaista pati zbog ovog finansijskog kolapsa.

And that as we worry about our next job in the office,

I dok brinemo o narednom poslu u kancelariji,

the next design that we can get, to keep our workers.

na sledećem dizajnu koji dobijemo, treba da zadržimo svoje radnike.

Let's not forget these men, who are truly dying to work.

Ne zaboravimo ove ljude koji zaista umiru od posla.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)